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Little Bill is an American animated children's television series created by Bill Cosby for Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block. It is based on the Little Bill book series, written by Cosby with illustrations by Varnette P. Honeywood. Cosby also composed some of the theme music, appeared in live-action in the show's opening sequence, and voiced the recurring character of Captain Brainstorm. It was Cosby's second animated series, after Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.
The show's main character, Little Bill, is a fictionalized younger version of Cosby and his late son, Ennis Cosby; the show's late executive producer, Janice Burgess, described the character as "little Bill Cosby." Each episode features Little Bill learning a lesson while interacting with his large family and group of friends. The show was developed with a panel of educational consultants. The show is set in Philadelphia, Cosby's hometown. Little Bill's personality was inspired by both Cosby himself and his son, Ennis Cosby; Little Bill's catchphrase "Hello, friend!" was originally a greeting that Ennis used.
The series originally ran on Nickelodeon from November 28, 1999, to February 6, 2004. Reruns continued to air until 2014, when the show was pulled from the air due to allegations of sexual assault against Cosby.
Set in Philadelphia, the show centers on 5-year-old, African-American "Little" Bill Glover as he discovers everyday life through his imagination. Little Bill lives with his parents, his great-grandmother Alice (nicknamed Alice the Great), his older sister April, and brother Bobby. Each episode includes a daydreaming sequence where Little Bill imagines a fantastical scenario. At the end of every episode, he breaks the fourth wall by summarizing his day to the audience by talking to the audience or Elephant, his hamster, before going to bed, and a family member off-screen asks, "Little Bill, who are you talking to?" causing Little Bill to laugh as a signal for "Bye! See you next time.".
A PC video game, Little Bill Thinks Big, was released on September 29, 2003, for Windows XP and Macintosh. In 2017, the American Library Association reported that the Little Bill series of books was most often targeted for removal in school libraries due to the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.
Little Bill was first announced in 1997. It aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 1999, to February 6, 2004. The first eight episodes premiered on Sunday nights before airing on its preschool-aimed morning block Nick Jr. at a later date. The series confirmed a regular weekday timeslot on Nick Jr. starting on September 4, 2000. Nick Jr. aired reruns until December 22, 2006. The series also aired on CBS during the Nick on CBS block from September 16, 2000 until September 9, 2006. In September 2007, Little Bill was moved to the Noggin channel, which advertised it as a "new series". Noggin aired five "premiere episodes" from September 10 to September 15, 2007.
Reruns of Little Bill were shown on Nick Jr. from September 28, 2009, until February 21, 2014, when Nickelodeon removed the series from its services. Commenting on the show's removal from television, Distractify wrote: "Perhaps Little Bill should be left in the past."
In December 2014, TV Guide noted that Little Bill episodes had become difficult to find after the allegations, since the show was no longer aired on television.
Little Bill
Little Bill is an American animated children's television series created by Bill Cosby for Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block. It is based on the Little Bill book series, written by Cosby with illustrations by Varnette P. Honeywood. Cosby also composed some of the theme music, appeared in live-action in the show's opening sequence, and voiced the recurring character of Captain Brainstorm. It was Cosby's second animated series, after Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.
The show's main character, Little Bill, is a fictionalized younger version of Cosby and his late son, Ennis Cosby; the show's late executive producer, Janice Burgess, described the character as "little Bill Cosby." Each episode features Little Bill learning a lesson while interacting with his large family and group of friends. The show was developed with a panel of educational consultants. The show is set in Philadelphia, Cosby's hometown. Little Bill's personality was inspired by both Cosby himself and his son, Ennis Cosby; Little Bill's catchphrase "Hello, friend!" was originally a greeting that Ennis used.
The series originally ran on Nickelodeon from November 28, 1999, to February 6, 2004. Reruns continued to air until 2014, when the show was pulled from the air due to allegations of sexual assault against Cosby.
Set in Philadelphia, the show centers on 5-year-old, African-American "Little" Bill Glover as he discovers everyday life through his imagination. Little Bill lives with his parents, his great-grandmother Alice (nicknamed Alice the Great), his older sister April, and brother Bobby. Each episode includes a daydreaming sequence where Little Bill imagines a fantastical scenario. At the end of every episode, he breaks the fourth wall by summarizing his day to the audience by talking to the audience or Elephant, his hamster, before going to bed, and a family member off-screen asks, "Little Bill, who are you talking to?" causing Little Bill to laugh as a signal for "Bye! See you next time.".
A PC video game, Little Bill Thinks Big, was released on September 29, 2003, for Windows XP and Macintosh. In 2017, the American Library Association reported that the Little Bill series of books was most often targeted for removal in school libraries due to the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.
Little Bill was first announced in 1997. It aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 1999, to February 6, 2004. The first eight episodes premiered on Sunday nights before airing on its preschool-aimed morning block Nick Jr. at a later date. The series confirmed a regular weekday timeslot on Nick Jr. starting on September 4, 2000. Nick Jr. aired reruns until December 22, 2006. The series also aired on CBS during the Nick on CBS block from September 16, 2000 until September 9, 2006. In September 2007, Little Bill was moved to the Noggin channel, which advertised it as a "new series". Noggin aired five "premiere episodes" from September 10 to September 15, 2007.
Reruns of Little Bill were shown on Nick Jr. from September 28, 2009, until February 21, 2014, when Nickelodeon removed the series from its services. Commenting on the show's removal from television, Distractify wrote: "Perhaps Little Bill should be left in the past."
In December 2014, TV Guide noted that Little Bill episodes had become difficult to find after the allegations, since the show was no longer aired on television.